Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lьvъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From a Germanic language, possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa), from Latin leō.[1]

Noun

*lь̀vъ m

  1. lion

Declension

Declension of *lь̀vъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *lь̀vъ *lьvà *lьvì
genitive *lьvà *lьvù *lь̀vъ
dative *lьvù *lьvòma *lьvòmъ
accusative *lь̀vъ *lьvà *lьvỳ
instrumental *lьvъ̀mь, *lьvòmь* *lьvòma *lь̀vy
locative *lьvě̀ *lьvù *lь̀věxъ
vocative *lьve *lьvà *lьvì

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: львъ (lĭvŭ), левъ (levŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: lev
    • Kashubian: lew
    • Polabian: ľåv
    • Polish: lew
    • Old Slovak: lev
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: law
      • Upper Sorbian: law

References

  1. ^ Pronk-Tiethoff, Saskia E. (2013) The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic‎[1], Amsterdam - New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Verweij, Arno (1994) “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics)‎[2], volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., pages 525, 530
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